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What benefit does that give? You have to go over mountains to get to it and it doesn't cut any vital rail lines.Soviet Storm Caucusus episode. Again, unlike what Nuker says, the Germans almost made it there even when they moved their mobile elements west to the black sea ports. So, if the Germans go right for the prize they probably take it as per the original plan. Further, without the big traffic jam posited in the POD, they have an even bigger head start.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Caucasus_region_1994.jpg
I'm going to venture a guess and say the 'Soviet Storm' series was wrong on that one. Never heard that ever as a primary objective.